Surprises Us Quotes

14 quotes by 12 authors

One of the characteristics of the dream is that nothing surprises us in it. With no regret, we agree to live in it with strangers,… — Jean Cocteau
We find things beautiful because we recognize them and contrariwise we find things beautiful because their novelty surprises us. — W. Somerset Maugham
When fortune surprises us by giving us some great office without having gradually led us to expect it, or without having raised our hopes, it… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
When we are expecting only suffering, the least joy surprises us: Suffering itself becomes the greatest of joys when we seek it as a precious… — Therese of Lisieux
God is always faithful to His promises, but He often surprises us in the way He fulfills them. — Pope Benedict XVI
Our psychological reality, which lies below the surface, frightens us because it endlessly surprises us and drives us in a direction which society's rules and… — Anais Nin
But my relief that David Auburn's Proof is less about its ballyhooed higher mathematics than the fragility of life and love was matched by my… — John Heilpern
Life is short and tedious, and is wholly spent in wishing; we trust to find rest and enjoyment at some future time, often at an… — Jean de la Bruyere
Every now and then, a presidential candidate surprises us with a truly human and honest moment. — Ron Fournier
Let us accept truth, even when it surprises us and alters our views. — George Sand
Knowing is not simply a material act, since the object that is known always conceals something beyond the empirical datum. All our knowledge, even the… — Pope Benedict XVI
Sometimes when we forget the requests we made in the morning, God surprises us with His answers in the evening as he had planned. He… — Terry Mark
Many times we expect from God but we can't get it, sometimes we never expect but God surprises us. — Jeshu

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